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Donald Nelson Bills
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- was a school teacher and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Kevin Gerald Bowman
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- was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's workplace,
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David Harrison Broadbent
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- was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Prue Jeremy Christopher
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Clark Elwood Crookston
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- was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz
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- was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
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Cesar Duran
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- was a Mormon bishopric member in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
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Joseph Paul Durborow
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- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
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Farrell Nephi Gledhill
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- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Roger David Gunn
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Lincoln A Gygi
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- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
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Brent Dixson Hansen
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
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Kent Blaine Hansen
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Devin Richard Hartman
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
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Darren John Haymond
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
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Kenneth Higa
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- was an LDS church member in Orem Utah and karate teacher; accused of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl, one of his karate students; Higa unable to pass a court ordered competency test the case was unable to proceed.
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Lance Mark Rushton
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
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Richard Blaine Sampson
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- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
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Shawn Edward Scherick
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
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Jeffery David Scofield
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Ryan Chad Sherry
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- was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
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James Addison Tolman
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- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2006,
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
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Adrian Villar
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Michael Francis Whitehead
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- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004,
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